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Johann Gottfried Herder
(1744 - 1803)
German poet, philosopher, and critic
German poet
philosopher
and critic
German philosopher, poet, and critic, influential in the Sturm und Drang movement and modern cultural theory.
Johann Gottfried Herder was a key figure of the German Enlightenment, blending philosophy, literature, and cultural criticism. He argued that language and folklore shape national identity, laying groundwork for later nationalist thought. Herder's essays on the origin of language and his poetry inspired the Sturm und Drang literary movement. He served as court preacher in Weimar, collaborating with Goethe and Schiller. His ideas on cultural relativism and historicism profoundly influenced anthropology and the philosophy of history.
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Johann Gottfried Herder